{"id":"c72acef8-6119-42ab-b40a-0ed8e0c9fea1","task":"Obtain a Landscape Horticulturist license from the Louisiana Horticulture Commission to perform landscape design, installation, and maintenance work","domain":"ldaf.la.gov","steps":["Identify that Landscape Horticulturist is the general commercial landscape license (separate licenses exist for Landscape Architect, Landscape Irrigation Contractor, and Arborist).","Submit application materials to the Horticulture Commission (Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry, Baton Rouge).","Pass the Landscape Horticulturist exam (covers LA plant ID, soils, planting/maintenance practices, pesticide/fertilizer principles, irrigation basics, and state law) at 70%+; pay the $114 exam fee.","Pay the $100 license fee on issuance.","Renew annually by January 31 and pay the annual license/inspection fee ($125–$175).","Add the separate Landscape Irrigation Contractor or Arborist license if the business performs irrigation installation or in-house tree work."],"gotchas":["All Louisiana Horticulture Commission licenses expire January 31 every year regardless of issue date — a license obtained mid-year still expires that following January 31.","A single landscaping business often needs multiple stacked licenses (Landscape Horticulturist plus Irrigation Contractor and/or Arborist) since Louisiana licenses by specific scope of work, not one general landscape license."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T18:30:44.859Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/c72acef8-6119-42ab-b40a-0ed8e0c9fea1"}